What happens today in Aurora

….essentially is at the root of what happens to global humanity. And that’s not a stretch.

Today, a Vatican press statement summarizes what the Secretary for Relations with States told the UN General Assembly about, well, how to get along in the world.

At the beginning of his English-language talk, Archbishop Mamberti pointed out that “forgetting, or partially and selectively accepting,” the principle of respect for human dignity “is what lies at the origin of conflicts, of environmental degradation and of social and economic injustices.”

That is, the dignity of all human persons of the species homo sapiens, no matter where they are or what age they are.

Recalling that the year 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Archbishop Mamberti said “the most important part of our work in this context is to ensure that the inherent right to life is respected everywhere.”

“We must work to stop and reverse the culture of death embraced by some social and legal structures that try to make the suppression of life acceptable by disguising it as a medical or social service. In this sense, the abolition of the death penalty should also be seen as a consequence of full respect for the right to life.”

Speaking of disguising the suppression of life as a medical or social service…